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The beautiful brainiac on Quakers versus Shakers, belching and firearm safety while nude Born and raised in New York, Amanda Peet attended a private Quaker school until she was seven, when her family moved to London. Upon the Peets' return four years later, she completed her Quaker schooling, then attended Columbia University, from which she graduated with a major in American history. Interested in acting throughout school, Peet was accepted into theater coach Uta Hagen's class while in her junior year at college. Over the next few years, Peet auditioned for roles, winning a Skittles commercial, doing off-Broadway, small parts on Seinfeld, Law and Order and Spin City, and acting in a load of forgettable, low-budget independent films such as Grind, with Billy Crudup. In the mix were a few mainstream movies, like One Fine Day, starring George Clooney, and Edward Burns' comedy She's the One, where she gained attention playing Jennifer Aniston's sister. Peet stole scenes and gathered momentum in the underappreciated Simply Irresistible, Body Shots and Isn't She Great, with Bette Midler and Nathan Lane. The WB network took notice and signed her to star in Jack and Jill, in which the former tomboy played Jacqueline "Jack" Barrett. The series had a two-season run. Her breakout film role arrived in The Whole Nine Yards, opposite Bruce Willis, in which she shows off her comedic talent shooting two guys while nude. She followed with Whipped, co-starring her now ex-boyfriend Brian Van Holt, and Saving Silverman, playing a bitchy psychologist opposite Jason Biggs and Jack Black. This year, Peet had three major-studio films: Changing Lanes, with Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson, High Crimes, co-starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman, and Igby Goes Down, playing Jeff Goldblum's heroin-addicted mistress. Robert Crane caught up with Peet at the Coffee House in West Hollywood.
Amanda Peet: "Amanda is smart, beautiful and easily bored, and has exceptionally attractive feet. She's also the first person I've interviewed who has the attractive ability to stretch her upper body across a dining table, all the while purring into my tape recorder. She occasionally sat back and sipped a cup of tea."
Q1 Playboy: How much of the Quaker has rubbed off on you?
Amanda Peet: A little. The Quakers have a literal interpretation of the Bible. I find the antihierarchical pacifism and "Love thy neighbor" powerful. Most people have a misconception about Quakers, that they're gray, austere and conservative. But the truth is they're politically radical. It's not sexy, but there are some sexy Quakers.
Q2 Playboy: Can you name any?
Peet: There were some sexy teachers at my school. I had a big crush on my math teacher. He was a Quaker, very sexy. I almost liked math because of him. Too bad I was dreadful at it.
The beautiful brainiac on Quakers versus Shakers, belching and firearm safety while nude Born and raised in New York, Amanda Peet attended a private Quaker school until she was seven, when her family moved to London. Upon the Peets' return four years later, she completed her Quaker schooling, then attended Columbia University, from which she graduated with a major in American history. Interested in acting throughout school, Peet was accepted into theater coach Uta Hagen's class while in her junior year at college. Over the next few years, Peet auditioned for roles, winning a Skittles commercial, doing off-Broadway, small parts on Seinfeld, Law and Order and Spin City, and acting in a load of forgettable, low-budget independent films such as Grind, with Billy Crudup. In the mix were a few mainstream movies, like One Fine Day, starring George Clooney, and Edward Burns' comedy She's the One, where she gained attention playing Jennifer Aniston's sister. Peet stole scenes and gathered momentum in the underappreciated Simply Irresistible, Body Shots and Isn't She Great, with Bette Midler and Nathan Lane. The WB network took notice and signed her to star in Jack and Jill, in which the former tomboy played Jacqueline "Jack" Barrett. The series had a two-season run. Her breakout film role arrived in The Whole Nine Yards, opposite Bruce Willis, in which she shows off her comedic talent shooting two guys while nude. She followed with Whipped, co-starring her now ex-boyfriend Brian Van Holt, and Saving Silverman, playing a bitchy psychologist opposite Jason Biggs and Jack Black. This year, Peet had three major-studio films: Changing Lanes, with Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson, High Crimes, co-starring Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman, and Igby Goes Down, playing Jeff Goldblum's heroin-addicted mistress. Robert Crane caught up with Peet at the Coffee House in West Hollywood.
Amanda Peet: "Amanda is smart, beautiful and easily bored, and has exceptionally attractive feet. She's also the first person I've interviewed who has the attractive ability to stretch her upper body across a dining table, all the while purring into my tape recorder. She occasionally sat back and sipped a cup of tea."
Q1 Playboy: How much of the Quaker has rubbed off on you?
Amanda Peet: A little. The Quakers have a literal interpretation of the Bible. I find the antihierarchical pacifism and "Love thy neighbor" powerful. Most people have a misconception about Quakers, that they're gray, austere and conservative. But the truth is they're politically radical. It's not sexy, but there are some sexy Quakers.
Q2 Playboy: Can you name any?
Peet: There were some sexy teachers at my school. I had a big crush on my math teacher. He was a Quaker, very sexy. I almost liked math because of him. Too bad I was dreadful at it.
